The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-08
BOARD OF TRADE.
Regular Meeting Yesterday Mem
bers Elected Irrigation and
Other Interesting Sub
jects Discussed.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trade was held in the gentle.
mems parlor of the Driskill hotel yester-
day afternoon. There were present Mr..
X. M. Castleman, president; Mr.. George
7. Warner, secretary; DR.. Bragg, DR.,
Fisher, Mr.. j. w. Graham, Col.
W. p. Gaines, Mr.. Judge, DR..
Rainey, Messrs. Lundberg, Mo
Kean, Stein, Saunders, Hornton,
w. b. Walker, Woodbridge, Phillips, Hamil-
ton, DR.. Tobin, General Handy, Mr.. John
Orr, Mr.. W. Moses, Mr.. Butler and Others.
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from Messrs. Burt Mcdonald,
Frank Heierman, s. W. French and Gen.
w. r. Handy. The ballot was spread
and each of the gentlemen in turn was
elected.
Several communications asking for in
formation regarding Austin were read.
Mr.. Woodbridge presented the fact that
the Farmers Alliance of this county pro-
pose to establish an exchange in this city,
where cotton and other products will be
gathered for sale. They desire the use of
the block Just north of the old Central
depot, where they will erect extensive
sheds and warehouses. They propose to
memorabilia the city council to grant
them the use of the ground for a reason
able length of time, upon moderate
terms, and ask the board to aid them in
getting the concession.
On motion of Mr.. Mexican, the board
unanimously recommended the grant
of the memorial, and Messrs. Mexican,
Saunders and Tips were appointed a
committee to go before the council in
person and ask the grant of the conces-
sion.
The special committee on building sub
mitted report recommending that when
100 shares, at $50 share, be taken and
paid for, the money be applied to the
purchase of a lot, and that then the money
to erect building be raised by the is
suance of long time, low rate bonds of
the denomination of 800, to be taken at
home.
General Handy moved to receive the
report. Mr.. Castleman thought
the resolution ought to place the member
ship at 200, and thought there would be
no difficulty in getting that number.
Mr.. Woodbridge argued that action be
taken at once, as to delay moving in the
matter was the equivalent of allowing the
proposition TO grow cold.
Mr.. p. F. Thornton moved to receive
the report and lay it over for considera-
ton.
Mr.. Orr called attention to the
fact that, under the bylaws, until
members paid their admission
fee,there was no organization. He thought
the committee should retain its report
for the present. After some further dis
cussion Mr.. Thornton's motion was
adopted.
The committee on irrigation asked for
an appropriation of $50 for the pur-
pose of making surveys of the river. On
motion of Colonel Gaines the amount was
allowed to be paid out of the first availa-
BILE fund.
DR.. Rainey was called upon to speak on
the subject of irrigation.
DR.. Rainey gave at some length the
result of his observations, while in Cali
fornia, of the system of irrigation there
in operation. He stated that the pros
perity of California was due to irrigation.
Without il the state could do nothing.
They raise fine fruits and good wine, and
''yet," said the doctor, sin point of flavor
the fruits of east Texas far msel them,
and am firmly convinced
that if we will pay attention
to this culture we can not only compete
with but supass lem in every thing they